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Mystery Of Mufti Agitates Near East
Jerusalem, June 11.
| Every Arab inside the walled old city of Jerusalem tonight firmly believed that the Mufti of Jeru- salem-spiritual and political leader of Pales- tine Arabs-Is on his way to the Holy Land. The narrow twisting lanes of the old city are be- flagged and decorated with photographs of the bearded Mufti, draped with Arab "national" colours.
Wild Rumours
Though a very tight censor- out the knowledge of some ship blankets speculation by the French authorities. press, or radio, on the where- abouts of the Mufti. Arab baznoru an Jewish coffee houses have been buzzing all day with bewildering crop of
rumours.
Tho wildest rumoura are cir- culating in Paris about how the Mufti travelled, Some rumours suggest the British Government had a hand in enabling the Mufti to leave France.
MONTY TOUR
Cairo, June 11. Marshal Field
Viscount Montgomery arrived in Cairo · by air from England yester day. British army sources said that he was expected to romain Cairo for three four days and then go on to Palestine, Grecos, and Italy.
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While in the Middle East, he would have the oppor tunity of studying the defence requirements of the Ske Canal zone in the light of the British decision to SUR- Create
Preng.
Egypt. Associated
Defences Against Atom Bomb
Washington, DC,, June 11,
Rear-Admiral Albert Read.. Senior, commander of the first. U.S. Navy plane to fly the At- lantic, said that potential de- fences against the atom bomb are already in the outling stage.
The war-time commander of the. Fleet Air Command Forces, who is preparing to retire, told a reporter that the defences won't be a passive onc. ΣΤΟ hinted at the possibilities once viewed as fantastic-changing ocean currents to alter the elim- ate of enemy nations and bac- terial warfare-but preferred
to limit the discussion to atomic stage actualities.
"The atom bomb is not an under-ratable weapon. Many an idea that you
ANANDA HAD A people have GIRL FRIEND
Even Jamal Husseini, Chair man of the Arab Higher Com.
The semi-official paper "Le mittee, and the Mufti's second- Monde" points out that among incommand, said he was the guards at the Mufti's house the dark." Talking by tele there were British troops. It phone today from Bludan, further auggests that if the Syrian meeting place of the Mufti has left France, it is be Arab Lengue Council, to the cause "both in París and in Secretary of the Arab Higher London nobody really desired, 7.16 & 9.15 p.m. Committee. Dr. Tannous, Jamal to prevent his departure."
Husseini naid he had "no news.' The view that the French
The calmest mnn in the wild- Government "did not really de ly excited city tonight is the sire to prevent the Mufti's de Mufti's former bodyguard, parture" contradicts the im- Mohammed Barnawi, 40-year pression given in the past to the old Nigerianborn Muslim, who British Authoritica by the Lausanne
the Mufti's constant French Government, shadow from 1929 until 19.11.
Harold King, Reuters corres- "We parted in 1941-after
with Iraq." he said
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a smile, "The Mufti went to Europe and I to Teheran, where I was im prisoned for a month."
Explanation
Berne, June 11.
can toss a batch of them to gether in bushel baskets and take them out and throw them on your enemies. But it in much more complex than that.
"The aggressor must have a base from which to launch his ·
A close girl friend of [attack and it is a terrifically 21-year-old Marilene expensive task to build just one Ferrari, daughter of a atom bomb. Scientists have their theories, but they do not clergyman, over-look the capabilities said yesterday that Mari-man. He can do great things of pondent in Paris, says, "In well-lene had been friendly and undoubtedly can defend informed diplomatic circles in with the late King of bimself against the atc.. Paris nobody doubts the good Siam.
bomb-theories or no theories," faith of the French Foreign
the Admiral declared.-AB- Office, where officinis appear But she always said it was not
sociated Press. genuinely surprised at the serious and knew it could not last,j Mufti's disappearance.”
said the girl friend.
Marilene did not show sadness |
her friend said.
WINGATE BARRACKS
Cairo, June 11.
army in Egypt announced yester- The headquarters of the British day that the huge Wingate Bar- racks near here have been turned back to Egypt,
"Thus one further link is forged in the implementation of the Bri- tish Government policy of evacua- tion." the announcement sald.
The Mufti had been expected
Successful Plot in Damascus for some time, it But some circles are asking when the late king left Lausanne, RETURNED was reliably stated tonight in themselves whether this is a
Marilene Ferrar! was described Bludan. "There is a house in case of not letting the right Damages which has been ex-band know what the left hand haired Italian type. She went out by friends as a charming black- pecting the Mufti for over a in doing, and whether within a
with many other boys. The king month," a well-informed observovernment m.de up of three went to the same school with her ver declared,
parties, with basically different and Inter drove her often to the The Syrian press bureau an-views on foreign policy, there university where they both studied nounced tonight that the Syrian has not been a successful plot | luw.-Associated Press. Government hus no knowledge to get the Mufti out of France. of the Mufti's arrival in Damas- It is impossible for anybody cus (where he was yesterday re-i to travel, especially by plane, ported
landed
EVERY EFFORT to have
by without the French police mul
visa authorities plane).
being aware The British Legation in of the facts. On the other
Sydney, June 11. Damascus today denied that the hand, there have always beening during a victory day celebra-
Prime Miner Chifley, speak Mufti had arrived in a British certain number of Allied planes. tion in Canberra declared "it will plane. The Legation spokes including Soviet aircraft, cu require from the people of the man added that no British joying diplomatic protection. world and from Australians every
The Vatican Radio unnounc- plane of any description r-ready to take off from airfields effort to are that the peace is ed today that Major Randolph rived on Saturday, or Sunday, near Paris,
preserved."
Churchill, son of Mr. Winston but a British Overseas Airways In official quarters in Lou-
Victory duy WALN observed Churchill, was received in a pri- plane landed in Damascus on don it is understood that the throughout Australla with a navate audience by Saturday from Baghdad, bring French Government was aware tional holiday-Associated Press. day.--Reuter,
the Pope to- ing Iraq delegates to the Arab that the Mufti's return to the Council meeting.
Middle East Awould be "most Meanwhile,
dent-Reuter,
In Damascus
a British Em-unwelcome" to Britain, reports bassy officiat in Paris today Reuters diplomatic correspon- i made official enquiry at the ed for an explanation about the French Foreign Office and ask-
London, June 11. Mufti's reported departure The British Government is in- from France. No explicit ex- quiring into the circumstances planation was forthcoming, under which the exiled Grand and the French Foreign Office Mufti of Jerusalem left France stated that enquiry was in pro- to return to the Middle East, a Foreign Ofee spokesman sald greas,
yesterday.
In Disguise?
'The French Government, he added, was
aware of Britain'e desire that the Mufti should not
return to the Middle East.
The latest theory, current in diplomatic circles in Paris is
Though the Foreign Office said that the Mufti slipped out of it had received no offeiat cop- France disguised as a member firmation of the Grand Mufti's of one of the official Arab reported arrival at Damascus, the missions frequently travelling spokesman declared it was safe to between Paris and the Middleussume he had arrived At the East. It is recalled that the Syrian capital.-Associated Press, Mufti was recently ill, or feign- ed to be ill, and this may have provided him with a chance to change his appearance.
Another Story
the
train
Troops moved out of the bar- racks a month ago and since then the British have been re-furnish- Ing the huildings which include shops and class-rooms-Associat- rd Press.
London, June 11.
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Paris, June 11, The Grand Mufti went to Calais on June 5 and sailed in a British The Mufti was last seen in destroyer to England where he Paris on June 1, it was report- took a plane for the Middle East, ed in the French capital tonight, according to a story printed inst
Mondo" It is assumed in some quarters night in "Le
Paris that he left some time last week, paper often credited with mir- The first official intimation ring Quai d'Orsay sentimen. that the British Government re- article, said that the story went Edouard Sablier, writer of the ceived of his disappearance was that Hajjamin el Husseini, from M. Bidault, French For Grand Mufti, joined the eign Minister, who himself in which took King Feisal of Iraq formed Mr. Duff Cooper, Bri- from Paris to Calpis, and that he tish Ambassador, of the dis- boarded the destroyer with the appearance at the Embassy's entourage. Victory Day garden party on
Sablier reported another rumour Saturday afternoon.
that
a plane left Paris on Friday French have now assured the night carrying several persons to
the Middle East. British Government that in-
Without attempting to confirm SHOWING quiries show that the Mufti did not leave France by sea in any event, it appeared that no either story Sablier sald that and by land, but inquiries us to one in Paris or London wanted
1. TO-DAY his possible departure by air to oppose the Mufti's leaving. have not been completed.
The
If Whitehall had really wanted British
quarters in Paris to have him imprisoned or extra- maintain that though the Mufti dited, he added, it could have dons was free to go and come where it by listing him as a war crimi- ho Hiced in France, he could not al, as Yugoslavia had been de possibly have loft Franco with-
manding.
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Sabllor further asserted that the area in which the Mufti lived was a veritable British camp, with observation-towers, barracks off ces and British officers' messes.- Associated Press.
PILGRIMAGE TO CHARTRES
Paris, June 11. Four thousand Roman Catho- Hic studenta mile the Whitsun
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This afternoon a group, malu- ly Swiss studente, played Joan of Arc on the Cathedral steps, Joan's part was played by an English student.--Router.
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